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Monday, April 1, 2013

New Book Giveaway!

My newest embroidery book, Embroidery and Beyond, is now out in the world! I'm so excited to share it with you and I'm giving away a free copy right here.

Here is a sneak peek inside...

If you've ever been interested in learning about embroidery techniques like Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko, Shisha, Cutwork or Stumpwork then this is the book for you. This book includes introductions to all of these, as well as tips on applique, color tinting, advanced stitches and more and you'll be integrating them into your projects before you know it.You'll also find a basics section for a refresher course if you need it, and lots of fun sewing projects to stitch designs onto.

You can win a free copy just by leaving a comment here, I'll post the winner one week from today, Monday April 8.

Tell me if you've ever tried any of these techniques and what you thought of it!

69 comments:

I love your other books! If I win one (or eventually buy one) it looks like I'll have to decide to shelve it with my embroidery books or my felt books. I have a bunch of both since they are my favorite mediums. Thanks for the giveaway and the inspiration, Sarah Marie

Congrats with your book. I would love to win a copy of your book. I only did simpel stitching on felt and normal crosstitching. ( a winnie the pooh alfabeth when I was pregnant from my second boy in 1999. ) it would be so amazing to learn more from your techniques.Liefs, Melanie

Congratulations on bringing a new book into the world!! How very exciting. I've checked out "Doodle Stitching" from my library more times than I can count. I'd love a chance to win this one! Your designs are adorable. Thanks for the great giveaway.

I have dabbled in cutwork and done lots of cross stitch. The sashiko is something I have never tried but will soon as I like the rhythm of the stitches. Your books are always so bright and cheerful, I would love to win this one. The sweet matryoshka doll would be my first project!Deb

Aimee - so nice of you to give away a copy of your new book. I have been seeing Sashiko everywhere and can't wait to try it. Would love to have your book. I still refer to your first one time and again. :D

I haven't done embroidery since high school (almost 40 years), but I am getting back into it. There are so many felt craft on Pinterest that I want to make and I need to brush up on my embroidery skills. I would LOVE to have your book, and it would be in time for my April birthday too. :-)

As a beginner, I would love to win a copy of that book. I really liked sashiko style and also tried it once, but what I'm in love with is this floral embroidery (don't know its name, is in the bottom of the last photo). Really, really beautiful and optimistic :)

I've taught myself to embroider with Doodle Stitching so I could mix in some thread and texture into my drawings, it's so much fun to embroider paper! I'd love to learn new stitches and techniques and your second book looks just as lovely and helpful as the first one.

Hello Creative Friend! I have your first book and love it!!I cant wait to try some of these new techniques in this book!!!I * Love * Love * Love the bird house coo-coo-clock!!!! : )Hugs, Colleencmcartist@yahoo.com

OMG I would so LOVE to win this! I have been machine sewing all my life but only recently got into hand sewing and embroidery and have absolutely fallen for it. I don't even go anywhere anymore without my needle and threads, and everyone thinks I have gone "away with the fairies" LOL! xx

Your book looks lovely! I would love to win a copy :DI really like your work and have been admiring it for quite a while. I didn't know you also authored books! That's pretty neat!I am still fairly new to embroidery and would love to try any of the techniques mentioned (except cross-stitching - wait, maybe I should try cross-stitching sometime to see if I can get over my dislike...)Anyway, if I should win this would be my first embroidery-related book and hopefully the start of a nice collection.Fingers crossed!

Congrats on the book release! I'd love to try some of these techniques. I once had a book on crewel, but the designs in it weren't really to my taste. That is as close as I've come to trying other stitching techniques in the embroidery family.

Just the book I've been looking for to get out of a stitching rut. I have tried color tinting based off of your tutorial on your site, and while I need more practice I was pleased with the initial result.

I would love to try Shisha, I tried crewel and moths ate the yarn before i finished. Done Cross Stitch and i think i'm a little freer living than cross-stitch allows. Have Sashiko by machine and am looking forward to doing by hand, I did Stumpwork and loved it but it is not for me for all the time, just occasionally, Did very little cutwork using my sewing machine, tried cutwork as a child (yep, that is what it looked like) but my granny loved it.New books looks wonderful. Scarlette Hobbs shobbs@scarlette.com

Just starting out waiting for "Doodle Stitching the Motif collection" to arrive from the book seller! Wow, it would be wonderful to win this one! You handwork is beautiful. I have done crewel and cross stitching in the past!

I bought this book after seeing it turn up reviewed on craft blogs I follow. I just wanted to say it's my favourite of your books yet- and I've had a go a my first ever stump-work piece inspired by your tutorial (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunar_lapin/8759096964/). So cheers for the inspiration Aimee and congrats on the new book!B.x